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Rafael Bulsing
@rmbalt
Most dramatic change I've ever "willed into existence" was curing what I'm pretty sure was an actual case of OCD
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poll (also would love to hear more detailed responses): have you ever "just decided" or "just willed" that you would change in some way, e.g. give up smoking or drinking, become a kinder person, a large change like that? if so, did it stick?
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Rafael Bulsing
@rmbalt
For some reason, when I was around 9 or 10, I developed a weird habit If I happened to accidentally touch something with, say, my left hand, I'd then have to touch with my right hand too
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Rafael Bulsing
@rmbalt
Eventually it wasn't enough, though You see, it wasn't 100% fair that my left hand got to be first, and right hand was just second So after touching with left then right, I'd then immediately touch with right then left This way both hands got to be first!
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Rafael Bulsing
@rmbalt
But then... Left got to be first in the first pair of touches, and right only got to be first in the second pair So to fix that, I'd go left right, right left, right left, left right But then... You can see where that is going, right? ♾️
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